Tom Grennan had the sold-out Manchester Academy belting out hits from his debut album Lighting Matches in an electric gig on Friday.

Tom Walker brought his eclectic mix of rock, soul and pop to a sold out O2 Ritz in what was a huge hometown gig.

Based on the edge of the Northern Quarter, Ciaooo Pizzeria prides itself on serving traditional Neopolitan sourdough pizzas.

There is an inscription on the main staircase at the Royal Northern College of Music that reads: “Does originality actually exist or do we all simply build from what we have seen and heard?”

The National Theatre’s innovative adaptation of Macbeth successfully is reimagining a Shakespeare classic at The Lowry.

The Shack’s location is fantastic, settling in well among the other trendy bars, cafés and restaurants for which Burton Road is known.

Matilda, who travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village, finally opened in Manchester this week as the Royal Shakespeare Company’s award-winning adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1988 book came to the Palace Theatre.

The Return of the Soldier is compelling proof that, as the centennial anniversaries of the First World War draw to a close, there are still new stories and new perspectives of the Great War to be found.

If you want to see a farce, there are no companies better than Mischief Theatre.

Peppa Pig is not a rock star, but she’s up there with the best of them when it comes to drawing a crowd.

The 80s are back in full force in Manchester – but for one week only.